To welcome everyone to todays hearing on our nations trade agenda. I have to say that the trade agenda is looking up since the last time you testified. Things seem to be improving with our trade negotiation. For example, will significantly gaffes remain, the menstruation symmetry inching ever closer to the Transpacific Partnership agreement. This comes after a long period of decline. Of course, there is still a lot to be done aand tpa is at the top of my list. Things seem to be looking up. Compared to this time last year, this demonstration is much more engaged in making the case for a renewal of tpa. President obama strong call for strong tpa in the state of the union was welcome, though in my opinion, long overdue. The latest call action was a real concerted effort to get tpa to congress. Here in the finance committee, were doing every weekend to make a strong effort. Im currently working with a senator to see if theres a way to address some issues that he has raised. We are working
Held the secretary, held with china in december, this was one of the issues of very much on the agenda, and weve made some progress in moving ahead on the application of antimonopoly law that we think should be applied to deal with issues of competition, not issues of industrial policy. So we are engaged with them as are our competition authorities and the ftc to work to encourage them to apply the law as its intended to be applied. I know these are tough areas. Canadas creation of a heightened standard for patentability, for pharmaceutical patents is a serious problem for our u. S. Innovators. This standard to obtain and enforce patent rights in canada. Also inconsistent with the World Trade Organization and under the nafta. We have raised this concern directly and repeatedly with the canadian authorities. That issue is now being litigated, and i believe the canadian authorities are looking to see how it proceeds in litigation as we continue that dialogue with them. Ambassador, from o
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